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Meltdown: Three Mile Island

Meltdown: Three Mile Island

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Meltdown: Three Mile Island

2022

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.9(68 votes)

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Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

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